Geography
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MGIS Program
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News and Announcements
UCalgary professor digging deep on soil research
Transdisciplinary project aims for a fuller understanding of soil and how people relate to it
Graduating with global impact
Moazima Rizwan maps her future in geography from UCalgary to the United Nations and back
Urban Studies Alum is helping build a more connected Calgary
Andrew Sedor helps shape the city’s future and mentors the next generation
Three international scholars advancing research in the Faculty of Arts
New doctoral and postdoctoral trainees joining the departments of Geography and Psychology
Introducing the Faculty of Arts newest leadership
Celebrating four new leadership appointments alongside two renewed terms.
Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence 2026
Event honours the impact of teachers, researchers, creators and administrators at UCalgary and beyond
In the Media
In the News Abdul Zanya Salifu, Geography, in African Arguments
Ghana’s Northern Sovereignty Gap: JNIM and the Burkinabe Border
In the News Shelley Alexander, Geography, in The Narwhal
Take another look: framed as a deadly predator, coyotes are resilient, intelligent and misunderstood
In the News Shelley Alexander, Geography, on CityNews
Spring brings surge in coyote sightings across Calgary
In the News Gwendolyn Blue writing in The Conversation Canada
Gene-edited meat in Canada: To label or not to label?
In the News Gwendolyn Blue, Geography, in CBC News Health
Gene-edited pigs deemed safe to eat by Health Canada
In the News John Yackel, Geography, CBC Calgary Eyeopener (audio)
Snow types
Understanding Arctic Sea Ice
Dr. John Yackel, PhD, professor in the Department of Geography in the Faculty of Arts, is leading an international team studying Arctic sea ice in the High Arctic. The project will improve satellite measurements to better understand climate change.
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